The pain from that day remains vivid even now. After suddenly being hit with severe stomach pain, Nagisa Nakai endured nearly ...

The El Nino phenomenon, in which sea surface temperatures remain unusually high from waters off Peru stretching westward, is ...

The Japanese government has indicated plans to revise its target for raising the minimum wage. It will push back the ...

Japan's education ministry proposed on July 8 setting annual class hours for a new junior high school subject, ...

At Tokyo Disney Resort in the city of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, the special summer program "Summer Cool-off" has started.

As bear attacks on people continue across Japan, particularly in the northeast, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan is stepping ...

A 3-year-old boy and his father in this western Japan city passed the top level of the national flag test, an exam that ...

When China launched a ballistic missile into the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, it was a rare test of a nuclear-capable ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about why paid reserved seating on commuter trains is ...

The gap between people who can use smartphones and other digital devices with ease and those, often older adults, who ...

Grand champions Onosato and Hoshoryu are set to return from injury, while Ukrainian star Aonishiki will begin his battle for ...

Japanese footwear giant Asics Corp. on Thursday unveiled to the media its new flagship store for popular high-end sneaker ...